A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
achroglobin
aerobacteriological
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriologist
aerobacteriology
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobiologic
aerobiologic
adj
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, aerobiology.
aerobiological
aerobiological
adj
Pertaining to aerobiology.
aerobiologically
aerobiologically
adv
In an aerobiological way.
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobic
agoraphobic
adj
Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
noun
One who suffers from agoraphobia.
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agrobiologic
agrobiologic
adj
Of or pertaining to agrobiology.
agrobiological
agrobiological
adj
of or pertaining to agrobiology
agrobiologically
agrobiologically
adv
in an agrobiological sense.
albergatrice
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
algebraical
algebraical
adj
(mathematics) Requiring a finite number of algebraic operations; the opposite of transcendental.
Pertaining to algebra or its laws.
algebraically
algebraically
adv
Using algebra.
allobrogical
anthrohopobiological
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
arabicizing
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
astrobiological
astrobiological
adj
Of or pertaining to astrobiology
astrobiologically
astrobiologically
adv
By means of, or in reference to astrobiology
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
azygobranchia
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
backbearing
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backspringing
backstring
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologic
bacteriologic
adj
bacteriological
bacteriological
bacteriological
adj
Of or pertaining to bacteriology.
bacteriologically
bacteriologically
adv
In a bacteriological manner; with respect to bacteriology.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriologists
bacteriologists
noun
plural of bacteriologist
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriopathology
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagia
bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
barbecueing
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbicanage
barbicanage
noun
(obsolete) money paid for the support of a barbican
barnacling
barnacling
verb
present participle of barnacle
barographic
barographic
adj
Measured using a barograph
barracking
barracking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
An act of jeering or heckling.
verb
present participle of barrack
barricading
barricading
verb
present participle of barricade
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathyorographical
bathyorographical
adj
Of, embodying, or pertaining to elevation heights and pelagic depths.
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
becowarding
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becriming
becrippling
becrippling
verb
present participle of becripple
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrusting
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
beggarlice
beglerbeglic
beglerbeglic
noun
The territory under the jurisdiction of a beglerbeg.
belligerence
belligerence
noun
The state of being belligerent; aggressive inclination to war.
belligerences
belligerences
noun
plural of belligerence
belligerencies
belligerencies
noun
plural of belligerency
belligerency
belligerency
noun
Alternative form of belligerence
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benzophloroglucinol
berascaling
berlichingen
berrypicking
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
bescouring
bescreening
bescreening
verb
present participle of bescreen
bescribbling
bescribbling
verb
present participle of bescribble
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
bibliographic
bibliographic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliography.
bibliographical
bibliographical
adj
bibliographic
bibliographically
bibliographically
adv
Concerning bibliography.
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bigeneric
bigeneric
adj
(botany) Describing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.
(taxonomy) Describing a taxonomic group containing only two genera.
biobibliographic
biobibliographical
biobibliographical
adj
Of or relating to a biobibliography.
bioelectrogenesis
bioelectrogenesis
noun
biological or biochemical electrogenesis
bioelectrogenetic
bioelectrogenetically
bioenergetic
bioenergetic
adj
Of or pertaining to bioenergetics
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
biogeographical
biogeographical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography.
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
biographically
biographically
adv
In the form of a biography.
birching
birching
noun
A beating with a birch.
verb
present participle of birch
birdcage
birdcage
noun
(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.
(uncountable) A game of chance played with dice; chuck-a-luck.
birdcages
birdcages
noun
plural of birdcage
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
birefracting
birefringence
birefringence
noun
(physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split.
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackfigured
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blastogranitic
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
blockaderunning
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bolographic
bolographically
boraginaceae
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.